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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 177.45 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 14.08 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,77,45,83,050
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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14,08,83,686
More than 177.45 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 14.08 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister to inaugurate the College and Administration Buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University tomorrow
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall inaugurate the College and Administration Buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University through remote video conference at 1230 tomorrow.
The RLB Central Agriculture University is located in Jhansi and is a prominent institute of the Bundelkhand region.
The University has started its first academic session in 2014-15 and is offering Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses in Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry.
It is currently operating from the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi as the main buildings were getting ready.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall also interact with various students of the university during the event.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates flight connecting Jaipur and Jodhpur
The flight connecting two major cities of Rajasthan will be operated by IndigGo four days a week
Jodhpur to get new terminal building costing Rs. 500 crore, Kota to get new airport : Shri Scindia
Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia along with Minister of State for Civil Aviation,General Dr. Vijay Kumar Singh  inaugurated a flight connecting Jaipur and Jodhpur virtually today.
IndiGo will operate this route under the following schedule effective from 2nd February 2023.
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Flight No
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To
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From
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Freq.
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Dep. Time
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Arr. Time
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Aircraft
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Effective from
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6E-7406
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Jodhpur
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Jaipur
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
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09:55
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10:55
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ATR
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2nd February 2023
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6E-7131
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Jaipur
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Jodhpur
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
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11:15
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12:15
In his inaugural address, Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia said that it is a very important occasion that two important cities of the country are being connected. He also emphasized on how this new connectivity will further strengthen the already established Golden Triangle Tourist Circuit of Delhi-Agra-Jaipur. The Minister went ahead to talk about India’s emergence as the 3rd biggest aviation market in the world in terms of domestic traffic and 7th biggest in the world in terms of international and domestic traffic combined.
Talking about increased air travel infrastructure in the state of Rajasthan, Shri Scindia said that to cater to the increased air travel demand in Jodhpur, a new terminal building will be inaugurated soon. Built at a cost of Rs. 500 crore, with an area of 20,000 square meters, the airport will have the capacity to handle one thousand passengers and give a big boost to tourism and the local economy.
The minister added that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there have been significant developments in Rajasthan’s civil aviation landscape since 2014. He shared that new airports have been established in Kishangarh, Bikaner, and Jaisalmer and a new airport is also being planned for Kota. Apart from infrastructure, tremendous growth has also been seen in the no. of aircraft movements, in 2014, this number stood at 555, which has now increased by almost three times to reach the mark of 1530 aircraft movements per week.
Minister of State,General Dr. Vijay Kumar Singh  congratulated the stakeholders and said that this connectivity will create ease of travel for tourists and play a big role in bolstering trade and tourism in the region.
The occasion was graced by Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of Jal Shakti, Government of India, and Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture, Government of India. Shri Rajiv Bansal, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Shri Asangba Chuba Ao, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Shri R K Singh, Principal advisor – IndiGo, and other officials from MoCA, Government of Rajasthan, and IndiGo were also present.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh & Japanese Defence Minister Mr Taro Kono discuss ways to enhance bilateral security cooperation
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with the Minister of Defence of Japan Mr Taro Kono today. The two Defence Ministers had discussions on enhancing the bilateral security cooperation under the framework of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. They also exchanged views on regional security situation.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi emphasizes on reforms in Agriculture sector PM Garib Kalyan Package and relaxations help farmers in the region to cope up with the lockdown
Chandigarh, May 03,2020
A Special emphasis was given on reforms in agriculture marketing, management of marketable surplus, access of farmers to institutional credit and freeing agriculture sector of various restrictions with appropriate backing of statute. These were deliberated in a meeting held on 2 May, 2020 by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The focus was on making strategic interventions in the existing marketing eco-system and bringing appropriate reforms in the context of rapid agricultural development. Farmers interests have always been one of concerns of the Union Government. The relaxations provided to farmers time to time after the announcement of lockdown in the light of COVID-19 and the consolidated revised guidelines which were issued on 15 April 2020 show this intent.
As a part of the relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, Paramjit Singh a farmer from Hoshiarpur district of Punjab said that he has received Rs 2000 in his bank account under the PM-KISAN and expressed his gratitude to the Government of India for the help. While from Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, Ratan Chand confirmed receiving this amount.
https://twitter.com/PIBChandigarh/status/1255828713763147776?s=09 
https://twitter.com/PIBChandigarh/status/1256480788784136195?s=09 
The retailers of fertilizers, pesticides and seeds have been allowed to remain open during the period of lockdown. While thanking the Government, Kripal Singh, a farmer from Punjab, said it has come as a big relief to the farmers and rates are reasonable. Another farmer, Sukhwinder Singh said that he is facing no problem in getting seeds and it was desirable in view of the upcoming sowing season.
https://twitter.com/PIBChandigarh/status/1256534848337899520?s=09 
https://twitter.com/PIBChandigarh/status/1256537743590436867?s=09 
As harvesting season is on in the states of Punjab and Haryana, smooth functioning of machines is required to ensure timely delivery of the produce to the mandis by the farmers. Shops of agricultural machinery and its spare parts , repairs shops of combine & threshers units, welding shops etc have kept open.
https://twitter.com/PIBChandigarh/status/1255036407464300544?s=09 
https://twitter.com/PIBChandigarh/status/1256837841142706179?s=09 
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, announced in March, also provides for free food grains and cash payment to poor senior citizens and women beneficiaries of Jan Dhan account.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Budget Allocation to Institutions of National Importance
In reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha today, on ‘Budget Allocation to Institutions of National Importance’ the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra gave details of the budgetary allocation to the Rashtriay Raksha University  and the National Forensic Sciences University  in the last three years.
The details with breakdown of revenue and capital are as follows:

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Year
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Head
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RRU
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NFSU
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2019-20|
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Revenue
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-
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-
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Capital
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-
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-
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2020-21
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Revenue
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14.09
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Nil
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Capital
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28.15
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Nil
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2021-22
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Revenue
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30.00
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77.00
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Capital
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40.00
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10.00Note: RRU and NFSU were set up in the year 2020; NFSU did not receive Central assistance in the year 2020-2021.
Allocation disbursed to the RRU and the NFSU till 1stDecember, 2022 are as follows:
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Year
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Head
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RRU
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NFSU
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2022-23
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Revenue
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22.12 
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60.00 
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Capital
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18.00 
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10.00 
There is no proposal for revision of Budget Estimates for the financial year 2022-2023 in respect of NFSU. In respect of the RRU the tentative Revised Estimates in Capital head is Rs. 40.00 Crore for the financial year 2022-2023. The funds are disbursed as per the laid down procedure based on the utilisation by the institution.
The infrastructure at present is adequate, but further upgradation in the infrastructure as per requirements is a continuous endeavour.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID19 Vaccination-Day 61
More than 3.64 Cr COVID19 vaccine doses administered
14.03lakh vaccine doses given till 7pm today
The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 3.64Crore today.
A total of 3,64,67,744vaccine doses have been given,as per the provisional report till 7pm today.
These include 75,47,958HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 4608397HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 76,63,647FLWs , 17,86,812FLWs , 1,24,74,362beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 23,86,568beneficiaries aged 45 and above with specific co-morbidities.
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HCWs
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FLWs
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45 to <60 years with Co-morbidities
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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1st Dose
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75,47,958
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46,08,397
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76,63,647
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17,86,812
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23,86,568
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1,24,74,362
Total 14,03,208vaccine doses were given till 7 pm today, the Sixty first day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Out of which 12,10,498beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 1,92,710HCWs and FLWs received 2nd dose of vaccine as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
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Date:17th March,2021
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HCWs
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FLWs
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45to<60yearswithCo-morbidities
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Over60years
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Total Achievement
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1stDose
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2ndDose
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1stDose
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2nd Dose
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1stDose
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1stDose
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1stDose
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2ndDose
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41,803
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53,542
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63,617
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1,39,168
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2,20,160
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8,84,918
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12,10,498
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1,92,710
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government informs Rajya Sabha that it has collaborated with a number of international institutions to facilitate Indian students for their research in science
Dr Jitendra Singh said, 363 research scholars pursued their research in science during the last three years in these institutions
The Government today informed the Rajya Sabha that it has collaborated with a number of international institutions to facilitate Indian students for their research in science.
In a written reply to a question, Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that, 363 research scholars pursued their research in science during the last three years in these institutions.
The collaboration has been established with select institutions, viz. European Organization for Nuclear Research , Geneva; Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA; Elettra Sincrotrone, Trieste, Italy; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory , USA; Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway; Purdue University, USA; University of Alberta, Canada; Large Heavy Ion National Accelerator, France; Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions , Joint Institute of Nuclear Research , Russia and Facility for Anti proton and Ion Research , Germany.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
NHAI Undertakes Safety Inspection of Bengaluru-Mysore Access Controlled Highway
NHAI has constituted a committee of Road Safety Experts to carry out safety inspection of Bengaluru – Mysuru Access Controlled Highway to ensure that the corridor continues to serve people of Karnataka by promoting safe travel. The Committee is currently visiting the site and will conclude their study by July 20. It will submit the report within 10 days after the conclusion of the visit.
Opened to traffic in March 2023, 118 km long Bengaluru – Mysuru Access Controlled Highway corridor encompasses a portion of NH-275. NHAI has engaged state-of-the-art technologies in building the highway which is contributing towards boosting commerce and acting as a catalyst for the socio-economic development of region. The highway has cut travel time between the two cities in the state of Karnataka by almost half to just 75 minutes. The highway is a testimony of India’s rapidly transforming road infrastructure and NHAI’s commitment to create world class National Highway network.
The corridor also entails 4 rail overbridges, 9 Major bridges, 40 minor bridges, 89 underpasses and overpasses and 6 no of bypasses are constructed to the towns of Bidadi, Ramnagara, Channapatna, Maddur, Mandya and Srirangapatna to resolve the problem of traffic congestion and to ease the traffic movement of public. The access-controlled highway also provides inter-state connectivity to Karnataka with Tamil Nadu & Kerala, decongesting cities of Coorg, Srirangapatna, Wayanad and Ooty.
Improving safety on National Highways is one of the topmost priorities of NHAI and it is committed to ensure safe, smooth, and seamless travel experience for all commuters on the National Highways.
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Ministry of Finance
DGGI  registered a case for fraudulently claiming IGST refunds on export of goods
DGGI  booked a case on 06.03.2020 against M/s Aastha Apparels Pvt Ltd & others. Aforesaid companies have fraudulently claimed IGST refunds on export of goods to the tune of more than Rs. 61 Crores.
It has been revealed that ITC has been fraudulently availed by M/s Aastha Apparels Pvt Ltd & others on the basis of invoices received from non-existent/non-functionalfirms/companies or from companies which have indulged in circular trading. The said firms/companies also did not have commensurate purchases backwards. It has been further revealed that the supplier companies to these exporter companies are controlled & managed by few persons only and they are also engaged in claiming of suspectIGST refunds. Thesecompanies have created a complex web of circular trading among themselves without commensurate payments or actual supplies of goods to pass on ineligible ITC to the Exporters.
Two directors of aforesaid exporter companies have been arrested on 07.03.2020 under Section 69 of CGST Act, 2017 for offences under provisions of Sections 132 & 132 of the CGST Act 2017. Role of suppliers and other persons associated with these Exporters is under investigation.
Further investigations in the matter are in progress.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves construction of modern multi-specialty Command Hospital in Lucknow for the Armed Forces
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on December 22, 2022, approved construction of a modern multi-specialty Command Hospital in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh for the Armed Forces. The Command Hospital will be a green field multi-storeyed Hospital for provision of technical accommodation for 780 in-patient beds along with 100 crisis expansion beds to cater for an urgent eventuality.
The existing Command Hospital Lucknow is among the busiest Hospitals of the Armed Forces which is a tertiary care referral hospital for 22 Military Hospitals, two Air Force Hospitals and 109 Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme  polyclinics. It caters for more than 3.5 lakh dependent clientele spread over six states of Central India as well as Nepal. The Hospital receives nearly 2,000 OPD patients and 40-50 emergencies on regular basis. The bed occupancy of the Hospital invariably exceeds 80%. Besides being a tertiary care center for all super specialties of medicines and surgery, the Hospital has a large Malignant Disease Treatment Centre  for oncology patients. The Hospital also trains interns, Post Graduate trainees, MNS cadets and the Nursing Assistants.
Considering the patient load in the existing Hospital, the Raksha Mantri sanctioned a special project for an estimated cost of Rs 496.94 crore. The Command Hospital, Lucknow has been planned in compliance with the latest Building Codes and Hospital Rules applicable in the country. It has been planned zone wise for progressive patient care services which reduces and controls the patient movements, reduces Hospital Acquired Infection , planned Biomedical Waste  segregation and disposal, disaster evacuation plan on emergencies with all the disabled friendly services, safe use of radiation for both diagnosis and therapeutics are some of the many modern specifications that are incorporated in the Hospital. Integrated services like the Hospital information system along with Building Management system for fast access on data and energy conservation have also been incorporated in the project.
The construction of the Modern Multi-Specialty Hospital in Central India will boost the morale of the Armed Forces and provide the desired succour to the personnel. Shri Rajnath Singh has congratulated all the Defence Services and urged them to continue their contribution towards Nation Building.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Sugar exports from India to China to begin soon
Export of raw sugar from India to China willbegin early next year. A contract for exporting 50,000 tonnes of raw sugar has been entered to by the Indian Sugar Mills Association  and COFCO, a Government of China run public sector company.
This is due to the initiative taken by the Ministry of Commerce and several rounds of meetings held by officials of both countries the import of raw sugar has materialized now.
India plans to export 2 MT of raw sugar to China beginning from next year. Raw sugar is the second product after non-basmati rice that China will import from India. It is a move to reduce the USD 60 billion trade deficit that China has with India. India’s export to China in 2017-18 amounted to USD 33 billion while imports from China stood at USD 76.2 billion.
India is the largest producer of sugar in the world with 32 MMT production in 2018. India produces sugar of all three grades- raw, refined and white. Indian sugar is also of a high quality and is Dextran free because of the minimum time taken from cut to crush. India is in a position to become a regular and dependable exporter of high quality sugar in significant volumes to China.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
NCW organizes discussions on Role of Media and Entertainment in Empowering Women ahead of International Women’s Day
The National Commission for Women in collaboration with Netflix hosted special discussions yesterday on the role of media and entertainment in empowering women, ahead of International Women’s Day.
The two panel discussions brought together some of the most distinguished personalities from the industry, academia, NGOs, women actors and directors who shared their perspective on the role of storytelling in shaping the narrative of women empowerment.
Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, National Commission for Women said, “Cinema can be a massive change-agent, but their full potential cannot be realised until we accept and elevate the voices and stories of women. Women’s involvement in all facets of the film industry, including writing, directing, producing, and acting, not only inspires and encourages women everywhere but also ushers in a future that is more fair and inclusive for everyone. Through this NCW-Netflix collaboration, we aim to highlight the amazing abilities of women in film so that future generations will be able to hear their voices, learn about their experiences, and be inspired by what they have accomplished.”
Tanya Bami, Series Head, Netflix India spoke on the role of storytelling in driving female forward narratives.
The day-long event started with a panel discussion on the role of media and entertainment in women empowerment. The panel had celebrated actor and producer Huma Qureshi, Himanshu Rai- Director IIM Indore, Veerendra Mishra - IPS AIG MP Police, Nayana Sahasrabuddhe - President, Bhartiya Stree Shakti, Priyanka Kher - Breakthrough India and Uday Singh - Head Motion Pictures Association.
The second-panel discussion titled ‘Her Story, Her Voice: A Conversation with Women in Media & Entertainment’ provided insights on championing female representation in the entertainment industry. The panel featured women actors and directors who are known for their stellar work in depiction of strong, progressive and resilient women through their stories.
On the panel were Rasika Dugal , Jasmeet K. Reen , Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul , Prajakta Koli . Tanya Bami, Series Head, Netflix India represented the streaming service on the panel. The session was moderated by film critic Sucharita Tyagi.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Government is committed towards the preservation of country’s cinematic heritage, says Prakash Javadekar
NFHM is a landmark initiative to preserve the Country’s cinematic heritage, says I&B Minister
NFAI to add new film preservation and conservation facilities as part of NFHM, says Prakash Javadekar
The National Film Heritage Mission is an important initiative of the I&B Ministry to preserve and conserve country’s cinematic heritage. The Government is committed towards its implementation in a time bound manner. Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, mentioned this during his visit to National Film Archive of India, today.
Shri Javadekar reviewed the Ministry’s prestigious project of ‘National Film Heritage Mission’, and various activities undertaken under this project. Shri Javadekar after review said “film condition assessment work of nearly 1.32 lac film reels has been completed and the preventive conservation work is underway. The work on digitization of film reels will commence soon.” Shri Javadekar further added, “the Government is setting up new preservation facilities  at 3 acres of land. Also, NFAI will have a dedicated children film club, benefiting children of different age groups.” While mentioning about the restoration of Jaykar Bunglow, Shri Javadekar said “the restored Jaykar bunglow will have a new digital library and personal viewing space for film researchers”.
On the sidelines of the review meeting Shri Javadekar also met with film federation personalities and addressed their requests. The broader objectives under NFHM are to undertake film condition assessment and preventive conservation of around 150,000 film reels, Digitization of around 3500 films, picture & sound restoration of around 2000 landmark films of Indian cinema, construction of preservation and conservation facilities , training and workshops and creating a comprehensive Web-based End to End IT solution.